2. Justin McCabe

3. Benjamin Burton

5. Wine- Application for Linux that allows you use Windows programs.

6. OpenOffice.org- Office Suite installed by default on Ubuntu

7. The GIMP- The GNU Image Manipulation Program

8. apticron- Simple tool to mail about pending package updates script

9. gdesklets - is a system for bringing mini programs (desklets), such as weather forecasts, news tickers, system information displays, or music player controls, onto your desktop, where they are sitting there in a symbiotic relationship of eye candy and usefulness

10. Easier Ways to get Around Ubuntu Tips and Tricks in Ubuntu

12. Type apt-get install Wine

13. Access through

14. Applications>Wine

16. Access GIMP:

17. Applications>Graphics>GIMPImage Editor

18. GIMP is free and often shares the same capabilities as Adobe Photoshop.

19. Strong basic photo editing commands and tools.

20. Email System Updates with Apticron Instead of never knowing when your system needs updating or waiting to boot on your system, you can set up for your system to email you when an update is needed. 1 sudo apt-get -y install apticron in Terminal 2 Edit /etc/apticron/apticron.conf 3 Maintain the "EMAIL" setting placing your email in the quotes EMAIL="john@example.com" 4 Each day apticron will run and you'll get an email when there is an update. Example: apticron has detected that some packages need upgrading on: revo1 [ 127.0.0.1 127.0.1.1 10.10.10.124 ] The following packages are currently pending an upgrade: gnome-screensaver 2.28.0-0ubuntu3.5 micromiser-beta 2.1.2-0karmic1

22. OpenOffice.org is installed on Ubuntu by default.

24. Calc- Spreadsheets

25. Impress- Presentations

26. Base - Databases

27. Draw- Vector Graphics

28. Math- Mathematical Formulae

29. QuickStarter- Pre-loader for core parts of OpenOffice.org that start when the computer is booted up

32. Ubuntu enables "Desktop Wall" by default. By holding Ctrl-Alt keys and pressing the left-arrow or right-arrow key each time, it slides through desktop workspaces horizontally for you to choose one to work on. Alternatively, you can change this to a "rotate cube" effect.

33. Go To System > Preferences > CompizConfig Settings Manager

34. Select "Desktop" from the left panel.

35. Tick "Rotate Cube".

36. Select "Enable Desktop Cube" as this plugin is required by "Rotate Cube".

37. Select "Disable Desktop Wall".

38. Immediately you can rotate your desktop workspaces in this way— holding down Ctrl-Alt keys, EITHER press the left-arrow or right-arrow key OR left-click the mouse and drag it to left or right.

39. Screenshot of rotate cube

41. Install gdesklets by typing:

42. sudo apt-get install gdesklets

43. Create a link for python2.5:

44. sudo ln -s /usr/bin/python2.5 /usr/bin/python2.6

45. Open /usr/lib/gdesklets/utils/ErrorFormatter.py as root:

46. sudo gedit /usr/lib/gdesklets/utils/Errorformatter.py

47. Go to the line that contains(line116):

48. def _new_imp(name, globs ={}, locls = {}, fromlist = []) :

49. and replace it by

50. def _new_imp(name, globs = {}, locls = {},fromlist = [], test = []):

51. Screenshots of News, Weather, and Calendar

54. Themes

56. Select the Theme tab if not already selected

57. Click Customize

58. Select the Pointer tab

59. For older versions of Ubuntu:

60. Download the theme to an easily accessible location; ~/Desktop is good.

61. Install the gcursor package via Synaptic Package Manager or apt-get.

62. Start gcursor with System -> Preferences -> Cursor Selection.

63. Select a theme, or click 'Install theme' and select the compressed file to add it

64. Once you're finished, select the theme you want to use and click "Close"

65. Mouse Cursor Themes

67. The Gimp- https://help.ubuntu.com/community/TheGIMP

68. Apticron- http://popey.com/blog/2010/03/11/why-ubuntu-is-better-than-windows/

69. OpenOffice.org- http://www.easy-ubuntu-linux.com/office-suites.html

70. Rotate Cube Affect- http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/tips-and-tricks-linux-mint-after-installation.htm

71. Installing gdesklets- http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1629699

72. Installing gdesklets pics- http://gdesklets.de/?q=desklet/browse

73. Changing the Desktop Theme- https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuEyeCandy

74. Mouse Themes- https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuEyeCandy